In 2005 the German publisher and master printer, Gerhard Steidl, published Then & Now: Hollywood Boulevard 1973-2004, as both a
limited edition portfolio of 142 photographic prints and as a trade book. In these
works Ruscha's original 1973 images run parallel to their 2004 versions, recording the
changes that had occurred to the thoroughfare over three decades. As with Every Building on the Sunset Strip, the images of the north
side of the boulevard run along the top of the sheet or page, while those of the south
side of the boulevard run inverted along its bottom.

This subseries contains the production materials for the project, ranging from index
prints, initial layouts, proof sheets, and dummies, to examples of the final products.
Documentation includes maps, street name and numbering systems, image sequence lists,
and memos on working and production procedures. Unlike its predecessor, Every Building on the Sunset Strip, wherein cars and
pedestrians are frequently chopped off and facades unmatched, as if one is moving
along the street too fast to capture the wholeness of any one object, the images in
Then & Now are stringently and seamlessly
matched, and retouched as needed. The documentation addresses the issues surrounding
the difficulties of producing this image justification.

The boxed set of 142 C-prints is printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, each
print measuring 70 x 100 cm (27 1/2 x 39 3/8 inches). The back of each print
includes a stamp with the number of the print in the sequence of 142; the edition
number, and date. The cover sheet of the set is signed by the artist, dated, and
numbered. All are housed in a handmade wooden crate (75.8 x 104.5 x 8.6 cm).
Inside the crate is a label, signed by the artist, dated, and numbered.

Then & Now was produced in a numbered edition
of 10 copies (plus six artist's proofs and two printer's proofs). This copy is
A.P. V/VI.